Spain’s airport operator returns to making a profit for first time since pandemic
SPAIN’S airport operator Aena recorded an annual net profit in 2022 for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic struck in 2020. The firm that
Court in Spain gives man one-year jail term for slapping wife during live TikTok stream
A MAN who assaulted his wife during a live broadcast via the social network TikTok has been sentenced to a year in prison by a
Corruption prosecutors in Spain seeking 15-year jail term for former interior minister in ‘Operation Kitchen’Â
THE ANTI-CORRUPTION public prosecutor at Spain’s High Court has called for former interior minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz to be given a 15-year prison sentence as
Drug lord wanted by UK police finally arrested in Spain
A UK drug lord wanted over smuggling cocaine, ketamine, heroin and cannabis into the country has been arrested in Spain. Policia Nacional agents arrested the
Spain most at risk of climate change effects according to alarming new report
Spain is one of the EU countries most at risk from the climate crisis, according to an alarming report from a Spanish think-tank. Madrid-based Instituto
Maggie Frappola at The Spanish Estate Agent on the lure of the new Digital Nomad visa
IN the depths of winter the lure of a life in the warmth of southern Europe is stronger than ever. Anyone who can work online
Family exposed to toxic fumes in Palma, rushed to hospital
Six people have been rushed to hospital with poisoning after being exposed to fumes from a butane stove in Palma. The four women and two
Los Alcazares: Inside Spain’s largest urban-air museum
Los Alcazares is a tiny coast town, but is home to Spain’s largest urban-air museum. Over the past nine years Los Alcazares has been transforming
Spain’s commitment to arming Ukraine drives wedge between Socialist Party and Podemos
SPAIN’S commitment to sending arms to Ukraine to assist the country in its war with Russia is threatening to drive another wedge between the governing
Shakira stokes war of words with ex-partner Pique with another diss song
SHAKIRA’S first diss song against her ex-partner, former Barcelona football player Gerard Pique, was a worldwide smash. The track has racked up more than 350
Doom or boom?: What’s in store for the Spanish real estate market in 2023?
MOST buyers and sellers I speak to these days keep mentioning the possibility of a downturn ahead. How could they not? Just look at the
Cyber twist in missing X-Factor Levi Davis case
By Nadia McDonald and Anthony Piovesan A mysterious ‘read’ receipt on the phone of missing X-Factor star Levi Davis has sparked fresh hopes the 24-year-old
Big shot American real estate The Agency makes exciting move to Mallorca
A US estate agency that features on international television is making an exciting move to the Balearic Islands The Agency, which has been featured on
Exploring the exclusive luxury Zagaleta country club on Spain’s Costa del Sol
HE’S become one of the most trusted faces working in real estate in Zagaleta, the luxury country club credited with being Spain’s most expensive place
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A NEW alert system that sends automatic warnings for natural disasters to the general public via mobile phones has been switched on. It will allow
Gibraltar holding one minute silence in tribute to the people of Ukraine
Gibraltar will observe a minute’s silence on the one year anniversary of the war in Ukraine at noon. Alongside the UK, the Government of Gibraltar
Explainer: Why Vox has filed a new motion of no confidence against the Spanish PM, and why it is doomed to fail
FAR-RIGHT Vox will on Monday file its second motion of no confidence against the current prime minister, Pedro Sanchez of the Socialist Party (PSOE). This
Spain’s prime minister makes second visit to Ukraine on eve of one-year anniversary of Russian invasion
SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez made his second visit to Ukraine today since the Russian invasion, meeting with the country’s president, Volodymr Zelensky, and announcing
Minister in Spain laughs off accusations that government is ‘legalising bestiality’
SOCIAL RIGHTS Minister Ione Belarra has laughed off accusations that the Spanish government is ‘decriminalising bestiality’. The leader of the leftist Podemos party said during
UK embassy in Spain posts driving licence update promising ‘final steps will be taken within the next few weeks’
THE UK’s ambassador to Spain Hugh Elliott has provided a new update to the desperate holders of British driving licences who have been left unable
New evidence emerges in murder case of high-profile Brit killer Kenneth Noye
Police may reopen an investigation into how the UK’s ‘Public Enemy No 1’ was easily able to escape and live in Spain for two years.
‘Leave tourism alone!’ Spanish tourism boss demands compensation over EU’s new Brit-hitting ETIAS tourist taxÂ
Spain’s tourism industry is demanding compensation for the loss of competitiveness once the new European Union’s ETIAS tourist tax comes into effect at the end
Spain’s power company Iberdrola reports record international profits but suffers 19% domestic fall
POWER firm Iberdrola reported a record annual net profit of €4.3 billion last year across the globe but its domestic operation in Spain saw a
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SPAIN just failed to make it on the podium in a ranking of property investment in Europe for 2023, coming in fourth place – but
‘It’s surreal’: Residents in shock after council cuts off water supply to Malaga homes
A Malaga council is facing a class action after it allegedly ‘cut off’ the water supply to dozens of homes in an idyllic white village.Â
Spain’s new windfall tax on banks and energy companies could raise more money than predicted
A new windfall tax on excess profits made by banks and energy companies in Spain could net more than the €3 billion forecast for this